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dissipate

verb

/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

Meaning

To disappear or cause to disappear gradually.

To waste or spend frivolously; to disappear or disperse gradually.

The tension in the room slowly dissipated.

His energy dissipated due to excessive stress.

disperse, fade, vanish, scatter, waste

Entry 1

disperse, fade, vanish

Entry 2

disperse, scatter, waste

accumulate, intensify, gather, preserve

Entry 1

accumulate, intensify, gather

Entry 2

accumulate, gather, preserve

to interrupt or disturb the normal flow or process

To stop something from happening or arising.

to imbue with the principles or doctrines of Calvinism

to say something in order to convey information or express feelings

to turn into bone or become rigid and inflexible

to pull apart or damage by force; to rip